Travel

Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that it plans to get 40% of its summer schedule flying again from the 1st July 2020, subject to intra-EU travel restrictions being lifted. The move will see Ryanair restore flights to 90% of its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) route network, albeit with reduced frequencies. [read more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating the way airlines are handling refunds for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Under EU Denied Boarding legislation, if your flight is cancelled by the airline then you are entitled to a full refund within 7 days but many airlines [read more]

The UK’s biggest holiday company, TUI has given its latest update on travel affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The tour operator has now confirmed all holidays due to depart before the 11th June will not go ahead and are cancelled. If you were due to travel on or before that [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it is adding more routes to its currently limited flight schedule from London Stansted (STN/EGSS) during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. From the 15th May, the budget airline will start 3-flights weekly services to Bucharest, Sofia and a daily service to Porto. Ryanair’s Alejandra Ruiz said: “We [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) is to cut 3000 jobs across the airline in a bid to survive the next year. The job cuts will primarily come from operational staff, Pilots and Cabin crew according to sources at the airline. The news comes just 24 hours after it emerged British Airways was also [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) will need to cut up to 12,000 jobs as its parent company begins a “restructuring and redundancy programme” to recover from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airlines parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said that a plan was being put to trade unions representing the airlines in [read more]

Gatwick Airport has warned that it could take up to four years to recover from the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic which has seen movements at the airport drop from around 900 a day to just 10. The airport hopes to return to regular flights next month or into early June [read more]

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is seeking a buyer for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as sources close to the situation say that no government help will be available for the airline. The airline had sought a £500m government loan and Mr Branson even offered his private island as collateral but the reports [read more]